Improvement of Serviceability Properties of Synthetic Textile Fabrics using 172 nm Ultraviolet Excimer Lamp

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-44

  Gotoh, Keiko ^a   Hayashiya, Masako ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

detergency; synthetic textiles; ultraviolet excimer; water transfer; wettability

Indexed keywords

CONTACT ANGLE; REFLECTION; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS; WATER ABSORPTION; WETTING;

WATER TRANSFER; WILHELMY TECHNIQUE;

SYNTHETIC TEXTILE FIBERS;

ABSORPTION; FABRIC PROPERTY; IRRADIATION; MOISTURE; REFLECTIVE PROPERTY; SYNTHETIC FIBER FABRIC; TENSILE PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WETTING;

EID: 40549098433     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517507080620     Document Type: Article

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